Tommy Robinson backs Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms Welcoming the proposals, the far-right activist posted to social media: ‘The Overton window has been obliterated, well done patriots’ The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backs out as headlining speaker at anti-immigration rally due to feature Tommy Robinson Exclusive: Rallies, organised by anti-lockdown protester Monica Smit and others, are set to go ahead in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the end of November The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2025
Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2025
Tommy Robinson Cleared of Terror Charges Over Refused Phone Access Tommy Robinson has been cleared of terrorism-related charges after refusing to give police his phone PIN during a border stop, reigniting debate over UK counter-terrorism powers and civil liberties. International Business Times UK · Nov 4, 2025
UK court clears far-right figure Tommy Robinson of terror-related offence Judge said police detained the far-right activist based on his political beliefs rather than suspicions of a connection to terrorism. Euronews · Nov 4, 2025
Tommy Robinson cleared of terror offence after being stopped at the border Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, refused to give police access to his phone at the Channel tunnel Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Tommy Robinson found not guilty over border stop terror charge Far-right figure was driving Bentley to Benidorm with thousands of pounds in cash when he was stopped by police, court heard The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Tommy Robinson cleared of terror-related offence over phone code refusal Defence argued police engaged in ‘fishing expedition’ when they stopped far-right activist in Folkestone in July 2024 The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025
Tommy Robinson set to find out trial verdict over terror offence charge Robinson was driving a silver Bentley Bentayga SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot of Benidorm when he was stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
‘They’re like Hobbits’: Deranged Elon Musk says English people are like helpless halflings in desperate need of protection Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth Elon, you witless worm! We Got This Covered · Nov 3, 2025
Friday essay: Jon Faine on why our social cohesion should not be taken for granted Social cohesion is in decline. This has become a common refrain, along with despair about a crisis in our democracy. Yet amid the platitudes and wishful thinking about reversing that trend, there is a glaring absence of strategy or urgency. The Conversation · Oct 30, 2025
Monday briefing: How radical views became normalised – from TV ads to deportation policy In today’s newsletter: The language that once belonged to Tommy Robinson and the BNP is now the preserve of the Conservatives and Reform UK – and represents a shift so vast we barely notice it The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
‘History is repeating itself’: fight against far-right in London’s East End goes on Eighty-nine years after residents drove Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts from Tower Hamlets, anti-far right coalition is still vital in borough The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
Reform’s only Black branch chair quits over ‘harmful’ migration debate Exclusive: Neville Watson leaves amid concerns about weaponisation of religion and erosion of community relations The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025 Bob Vylan on not feeling at home in the UK: ‘I’m in it but not of it’ The Bob Vylan frontman says seeing rallies like 'Unite the Kingdom', a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson - whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - makes him feel ostracised by his own country.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025 Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where law and disorder fumbled with fandom In today’s newsletter: Inside a tortuous political saga where fandom and antisemitism once again became a political football
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025 Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2025 Putin wants Farage to win to divide Europe, says Lammy The deputy prime minister has given a hard-hitting speech warning of the threat posed by ‘international populist right network’ in the UK, Europe and around the world
International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025 Outrage as Nationalist Tommy Robinson Urges Fans to Support Maccabi Tel Aviv Over English Team Aston Villa Nationalist Tommy Robinson faces backlash after urging fans to support Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv against England's Aston Villa, sparking questions about his patriotism.
International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025 Wolverhampton Skatepark Attack: Four Arrested After Assault on Black Man With Special Needs Police arrest four after a young Black man with special needs was assaulted at a Wolverhampton skatepark, reigniting debate over hate crime in the UK.
International Business Times UK · Oct 16, 2025 Outrage After Alleged Racist Attack on Black Man With Special Needs in Bilston Park, Wolverhampton A viral video of a Wolverhampton skate park assault sparked outrage over an alleged racist attack. But after four arrests, police say there is 'no evidence' of a racial motive.
International Business Times UK · Oct 16, 2025 Tommy Robinson's Trip to Israel Reveals a Growing Bond Between the Far Right and the Israeli Government British activist Tommy Robinson's Israel visit exposes the shared anti-Muslim, nationalist rhetoric linking Europe's far right and Israel's political right.
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 Lib Dems call for national security services to ‘assess threat’ Elon Musk poses to British democracy The Liberal Democrats have called for national security services to “assess the threat” that Elon Musk poses to British democracy, after Tommy Robinson claimed that the billionaire was paying his legal costs.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025 Police suspected Tommy Robinson had information relevant to acts of terrorism on phone, court told Activist refused to give police his phone pin when stopped at Channel tunnel in July 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025 Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal fees as trial is delayed Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said his legal fees are being paid by Elon Musk